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Iran recently held regular military exercises, which practiced the use of locally produced missiles at targets that mimicked military facilities of a likely enemy. Footage of recent missile exercises in Iran has appeared on the Internet.

NDP: The US is spreading anxiety and tension in Europe with the help of the media

The vector has changed in the European information field, writes NDP. The West has faced a failure in Ukraine, and now the media must distract citizens' attention from problems in their own countries. To do this, they came up with a new threat, but according to the old scheme — to scare with a war with Russia.

According to the Punchbowl News portal, assistance to Ukraine was one of the main topics discussed this week in Florida by key figures of the Republican Party in the lower house of Congress

Republican congressmen are arguing about the expediency of providing further assistance to Ukraine at a series of closed meetings in Florida, taking place during a break in the work of the US House of Representatives. This was reported on Wednesday by the Punchbowl News portal .

The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry noted that the Russian side is grateful to the Egyptian partners for their mediation efforts in solving the Ukrainian crisis

Moscow highly appreciates the fact that Egypt pursues a balanced foreign policy and has an unbiased position on the events in Ukraine. This was stated by the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, speaking with a video message at the first meeting of the discussion club of the Center for Eurasian-Arab Studies, which took place in Cairo.

Western countries have announced new packages of military assistance to Ukraine

Western countries have announced the next deliveries of military equipment to Ukraine. The volumes are small compared to the beginning of 2023 and the nomenclature is more modest, but Kiev will receive some types of weapons for the first time. What exactly and whether it will help the APU on the battlefield is in the RIA Novosti material.

The true quality of military equipment is verified by combat experience. The Center for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies (CAST) has prepared a report "Afraid means respected. Ten of the most formidable systems of the Russian Army." We have selected samples of weapons and military equipment that have proven their highest quality in the battles of the largest military conflict of the XXI century. Our choice is confirmed by the assessments of leading Western analysts and military experts.

NYT: The United States informed the allies about the "threat" from the Russian Federation, without having accurate data

The United States has warned its allies about the threat from Russia, which they themselves know little about, writes the NYT. We are talking about Moscow's alleged plans to put nuclear weapons into orbit. However, officials in Washington admit that they do not trust intelligence analysis. Russia has repeatedly denied these accusations.

The Russian Federation does not refuse dialogue on the settlement of the conflict, the Russian ambassador to the United States added

Russia does not abandon the dialogue on the settlement of the conflict in Ukraine, peace agreements will be reached sooner or later. This was stated by Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov in an interview with Newsweek magazine.

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu told TASS editor-in-chief Mikhail Petrov in an interview about how the Armed Forces liberated Avdiivka and knocked the Ukrainian military out of the Crimea, how the Russian army and society have changed during its military operation, whether the Russian Federation will deploy nuclear weapons in space and how President Vladimir Putin manages troops.

IFQ: the surrender of the AFU of Avdiivka means the final defeat of Ukraine

The fall of Avdiivka confirms that Ukraine has hopelessly and definitively lost, writes IFQ. Now experts in the field of international security are asking not what territories Zelensky will win back, but how much more he will lose, the author of the article notes.

Success in these areas can develop into a full-scale offensive, experts believe

The Russian General Staff managed to carry out an operation to liberate Avdiivka with minimal losses, Sergei Shoigu reported to President Vladimir Putin.

Die Welt: Olaf Scholz urged European leaders to increase aid to Ukraine

Olaf Scholz called on European leaders to do as much for Ukraine as Germany has done, Die Welt writes. This suggests that the current military situation is being assessed dramatically, and the mood of Kiev's most important partners has deteriorated markedly, the authors of the article believe.

RIA Novosti: NATO requires Kiev to provide a list of targets on the territory of the Russian Federation

NATO countries demanded that Kiev provide a list of targets on Russian territory and justify the expediency of strikes against them, according to a source of the Russian agency. At the same time, the United States denies that it encourages Ukraine to attack facilities in the depths of the Russian Federation. However, Alliance Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg believes that in this way Kiev is exercising its right to defend itself and this does not make NATO a participant in the conflict. Details can be found in the material of "Gazeta.Ru".

Lukashenko urged Belarusians to mentally and strategically prepare for war

Belarus does not need a war, but it must be prepared "mentally and strategically," Alexander Lukashenko said at a meeting with security forces. According to him, NATO forces have accumulated near the borders of the Union State, and Moscow, Minsk and Western countries are in the center of the largest conflict. Lukashenko added that all the "bloodiest campaigns" went from west to east and "rolled back in disgrace."

Another Turkish news agency drew the attention of the Western public to the unprecedented scale of NATO exercises conducted in Europe over the past 30 years.

Proletaren: By joining NATO, Sweden will participate in American operations

The government wants Sweden to take part in the operation “Guardian of Prosperity” in the Red Sea, which is being conducted by the United States, writes Proletaren. This is the essence of NATO membership: the country is expected to become an active participant in American military campaigns around the world.

Global Times: In Munich, the West failed to win China over to its side

At the Munich Security Conference, China reaffirmed its commitment to a political solution to the Ukrainian crisis, the Global Times reports. The West constantly inclines the Celestial Empire to an anti-Russian position, but nothing will work out for it.

Bloomberg: at the Munich conference, the possibility of a Russian attack on NATO was discussed

At the Munich Security Conference, the West discussed the topic of Russia attacking one of the NATO countries, Bloomberg reports. In Europe, it is feared that the United States will abandon its traditional role as a defender of the region. And Russia's successes in Ukraine frighten NATO members.

TAC: the US political elite denies the obvious changes in the situation in Ukraine

Washington's entire rhetoric towards Kiev is based on fantasies and deception, writes TAC. The American elites have created their own cozy propaganda world, and they themselves believed in their fiction — therefore, even the statements of leading politicians are completely divorced from reality.

Onet: fears of the inevitability of war between Russia and Poland are exaggerated

Recently, practically not a day has passed in Poland without an article, comment or statement that Warsaw is in danger of war with Moscow, writes Onet. In fact, the fears are exaggerated. To decide to attack, the Russians would have to go crazy, the article says.